Narrow fabric package



mama 7 0% 1933- F. w. CHAMBERLAIN NARROW FABRIC PACKAGE Filed April 4, 1951 jwemz vp v r U Trade/i0 21/. Chanabel" flQm/ Patented 3, 1933 R O M P J K i f. j

Frde ric wailh'ajmberlain, ThreeOaksfMichL, as-

signer to The Warren Feather-bone Co.','Threc- 1 1 21 QakaMich; a corporation; of Michigan zlThis invention relates toimprovernents in narrow; fabric packages tand moreparticularly to braids andtapes of various kinds, in a convenient 5 form for, retailing, and lparticularlyxas. an. item obtainable at a .no'tion counter; ,The, packaging of narrow. fabrics,

and, other wash garmentshasbecome the vogue.

l For example, the so-called bias, fold tapefnow used extensively, fcrg'iedge binding and trimming for both dressmaking and 4013116? householdrarts, can be obtained'in' 'a large varietyxof shades: and With; the; certainty that the colors will gbe su'ne fast and Wash-fast: "Such "trimmingymater-ials,

however, require {thread for sewing or i stitching, 1 and-heretofore the difficulty has been, first, to

l matchthe thread tothe-tape, and second,.hav-

ing] matched the thread, to be; assured that it.

will beascoldr-fastt as the.-tape.- The obvious solution ofithe problem is toinolude therrequired quantity of thread'with each package of tape for sewing 01; stitching, and in this manner the correct matching and fast coloring of tape and fulfill this is'the object of the pres'ent invention hereinafter disclosed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which t Figurel is a perspective view of the complete package. a

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the card and- -Itubular cores separated and with the tape, and thread removed, andv Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the filled card and cores assembled in'package form.

In making up the present package, a rect-v angular card 1 has been adopted as the founda-' 2, tion of the package, any ordinary cardboard being used and cut to the required's ize and shape, As

herein shown, the card 1 is elongated, and a given yardage of tape 2 is wound lengthwise "thereoni'. At thel ends of the card rectangular notches 1 1 yflare cut,being carried well across the ends and considerably deeper than required to accommodate the amount of tape to be; wound onto the i card. Thus, for example, a card 5 inches long and 2 inches wide, the end notches wouldbe, say,

as for stance rbyywrapping'a certain, number of-yards ona card, spool or reel,-:is au'well known method of merchandising these products, but "with the n perfecting of fast color dyes, the use ofcolorsin narrow fabrics for thetrimming of dresses;- apronsspaceaon the card defined byIthe endsnf; the

,siderably lessthannthe' 'depth of the notches, so

thatonly aIsmall portion thereof is filled, the remaining portions of the notchesyateachend ofe -zthe card being .adapted to be occupied by cylindric shaped spools, 3 of thread matching the colorofathe tape 2. These-spools consistjof paper tubesor' coresllyon which is wound; the length oflthread 5 required for sewing thetape. The thread is woundflat' fromendto end, .butsnot the full length ofythe tube, so that short project: ing endportions 4%:4? are leftexposed.

excess of the length OfQthe notchesQthis excess beinga'about equal to the length; of the projecting ends a of the tubes, which are notched or slotted of the tubes. withthe end edgesv of'the notchesand 1 J f 1 forcing. them inwardly, 'Moreover, the; outside 1% inches. long andw ginch inv depth. ,vThe, tape "neatly wounclontothe-card thus occupies the, the packaging of narrow fabrics such asi ribbons,

notchesgbut the thickness of the tape, is conzNow, the length ofjthetubesd is somewhat, in

diameterc ofg thewound tubes is substantially same diameter as the thickness of thawound equal to ,thedepthof the notchesafter the tape has been wound on, the card, so that end edges tape so that the package has practically no greater bulk than an unnotched card of the same size carrying only the tape," I

The spools 3 thus incorporated in thepackage can be readily removed from the card'by drawing themendwise from the notches, although there is a suificient binding 'or frictional engagement between the slotted endso'f the tubesand the card to hold them securelyfinplace. In completing the package, however, a paper band 6, is pref erably wrapped transversely around the central" portion of the filled card, and then the whole en'- closed within a Wrapper or envelope? of transparent material such ascellophane, so that until.

thelpackage is broken for use, the contents re main assembled in a compact combination of .ta'pe Other methods of combining or packaging a quantity ofthread with narrow: fabrics to form a unitp'ackage may have been devised, but certain advantageous features of the present are rangement are to be noted.

In the first place, the th a is wound, a llo' upon the card with. or over the tape or upon some member attached to the card in such a way that the tape could not be unwound until the thread had been unwound, or vice versa.

Another advantage of the present package the provision of two spools of thread. Bearing in.

mind that the tape would ordinarily be stitched on a sewing machine, one spool may be thus placed directly on the spindle of the machine for threading the needle, while the other is used for filling the bobbin.

sioned so that the spools can be mounted on a sewing machine in the same way .as ordinary spooled thread. 1

Having set forth a preferred embodiment of my invention, I claim: i Q

1. A package of narrow fabric comprising .a card on which said fabric is wound, and having a notch in one edge thereof, a spool of thread adapted to occupy the space provided by said notch, and having a tubular core detachably connected at its endsfwith'the adjacent edges of the card at the ends of the notch.

'2. A package of narrow fabric comprising a card on which said fabric is wound; and having a notch in one edge thereof, a spool of thread adapted to fit within the space provided by said notch and provided with slotted ends adapted to engage the end edges of said notch.

3. A package of narrow fabric comprising a caution which the fabric is wound, and having an elongated rectangular recess in one edge thereof and a spool consisting of acylindric core having a quantity of thread wound thereon and slotted acrossitsends, said spool being adapted to be removably inserted in said recess with the slotted ends of said core engaged by the edges of said card at the ends of said recess.

To this end, therefore," the cores are not only tubular but are dimen card on which the fabric is wound, and having an elongated rectangular recess in one edge thereof, a spool consisting of a tubular core having thread wound, flatly thereon and pairs of endwise opening slots cut in the ends thereof, said spools being removably retained in said recess with its slotted ends engaged by the end edges of said recess.

5. A package of narrow fabric comprising a card on which the fabric is wound and having an elongated rectangular recess in one edge thereof, a spool consisting of a cylindric core having thread wound flatly thereon with portions projecting at each end, and diametrically arranged slots out in the ends thereof, said spools being removably retained in said recess with its slotted ends engaged by the end edges of said recess.

6. A package of narrow fabric comprising a card having oppositely disposed recesses formed in parallel edges, and having a quantity of the narrow fabric wound thereon to occupy a portion of the depth of the recesses, spools of thread 7 adapted to fit within said recesses and each including a core substantially longer than said notches and having slots extending diametrically of its ends'and adapted to have interlocking sliding engagement with the edges of said card at the ends of its recess.

7. A package of narrow fabric comprising a card having a rectangular recess formed at one end thereof and a quantity of narrow fabric wound thereon to occupya portion of the :depth of said recess, a spool of thread including a core adapted to fit within the space of said recess beyond the fabric and having its end slotted to engage the corresponding edge of the recess.

8. A package of narrow fabric comprisinga card having rectangular recesses formed at opposite ends and a quantity of the narrow fabric wound thereon to occupy a portion of the depth of the recesses, tubular paper cores adapted to fit within said recesses beyond the fabric and having thread wound flatwise thereon, with slotted end portions adapted to engage the ends of saidrecesses.

- FREDERIC W. CHAMBERLAIN. 

